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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Europe and Its Colonies.

How ought you decide the popula-
ton of different countries the num-
Der of inhabitants in the several moth
er countries only, or by that of their
subjects all the world over? On the
latter basis a French writer has re-
Gently compiled some interesting sta
tistics. Thus. Portugal-in Europe has
only 1900, 900 inhabitants. but the to-
tai number of persons living under the
Portuguese flag is nearly twice as many
0,S96, 628.) OF 24,000.00O Spanish
subjects only 10000, 900 live in Europe.
The population of the Netherlands is
only 4, ,0OO, 900, but the total number
of Dutch subjects is 31,00e,00O. On
this same basis Germany is far less
populous than France. 1t is France,
saws the writer we are quoting, wher-
ever the French flag flies. The num-
ber of Frenchmen thus interpreted is
7O,79S, OS3 (of whom 5S,21S.903 live in
France-in-Europe,9 but that of the
Germans is only little more than Al
0O0, 900. The total number of British
subjects, we may add, is put at $685.
271 ,514.-PdU Mall Gazette.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Caught BY a Badger.

Talking about badgers and their
biting powers" said a California
sportsman to a correspondent of the
New York Commercial Advertiser, al
know of case where one nearly killed
a man, and in mighty curious way.
1t was down in Texas. A young fel-
low was visiting a ranch there, and
was in the habit of going hunting for
several days at a time, sometimes rum
ming down to a town near by. So
nothing was thought of it when he
didn't show up for three days. Finally
telegram was brought him concern
ing some important business, and the
ranchmen began to hunt him up. To
their surprise they found that he had
not been at the town. or even been
heard of there. Parties were now or
ganized and sent off in various direc-
tions where it was thought likely he
party went into O little gulch and one
of the men raised cry and pointed
ahead. There was the missing man
lying fat on the ground. face down.
'They rushed up to him, but he
couldn't speak, and when they tried to
lift him they found his arm was fast
in q burrow. Something had him.
and they were not long in finding out
what. They went to work and dug
down for about two feet, and came
upon a big badger, lying, bracing
back, with its teeth fastened tight
through the boys hand. 1t didn't
take long to fill the animal with bull
lets and cut off its head. Even then
they had to pry open its mouth with a
bowie-knife before they could release
him. They packed the boy home. and
| the next day he was able to speak.
| He was almost dead with thirst. The
| badger had held him for five days
Another day would have finished him
s'It seems that he had seen a little
| animal run into the hole, which he
took for a young badger, and, drop
ping his rifle, he lay down and ran hi:
arm in as far as he could and began to
feel around for the young ones, wher
he was suddenly gripped. At first h'
pulled and hauled with all his power
and then he tainted away, and the arm
began to swell so that he could mo-
move, and any attempt to dig ava,
the soil, baked hard, only made mat
ters worse. So there he lay, gradual,
dying from hunger and thirst, ever,
move making the ferocious animal re
new its hold"
If all the instances like this could b,
collected they would make interestin!
reading. In the South Pacific a gigan
tic shell, the tridena gigas, is found
which weighs about 500 pounds, anC
men have been caught in it at low It'd
and held until drowned. At or nea
San Diego Chinaman was caught b.
the hand by a huge abalone shell an,
drowned before he was discovered
Birds are often caught ON oyster bank
at low tide, and fox was once see
caught by the tail.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22

In one of the pretty summer houses
on the bluff, in front of the Rowland,
a youngish-looking man sat this.morn-
ing peering through an opera-glass
directed at a group of girls bathing.
He wore suit of white serge, with 3
dark gray flannel shirt tied loosely
with a sailor knot, a straw hat, and
around his waist was a wide cloth belt
that had a lot of gold cording on it.
L was told that it was some sort
of Chinese scarf There was a blase
air of unconcern about him. as if he
had seen everything worth seeing in
this world and was only studying the
specimens of feminine anatomy before
him because he had nothing else to do.
He was looking through a powerful
set of lenses though, for an acquaint-
ance to whom he cOndescendingly
suggested a trial assured me that he
could easily see every stitching in the
bathing suits. Il would not have
come down here" said the young man
with the lorgnets, ''If / had not re-
membered that the prettiest forms
saw anywhere last summer were here.
It's really the only pleasure l have"
he added, adjusting the glasses at a
rather plump girl in white flannel
bathing dress.
''By Joe, she's sumner" he ex-
claimed, after giving her thorough
inspection through the glasses. Then,
peering at her again, he said, in a
tone of disappointment, -'Ah, but
she's wearing stays"
All unconscious of the fact that
every move they made was being
watched and commented on, the girls
jumped and romped around in the
surf, but the tired young man Kept on
in his peculiar occupation. He is at
it every morning, am told. No one
knows how he spends the rest of his
time. He has seen everything, been
everywhere, and there is a constant
look of ennui and. depression on his
face as if he thought that life were
scarcely worth the living. He is a
queer individual and he follows a
strange pursuit. 1t is tasting tea. He
samples it for half dozen of the big
gest houses in the country and earns
about S25. 900 a year by it. He has the
reputation OF knowing more about teas
than any one else in the country. 1t is
at the sacrifice of his stomach and
SOOu ulSeSIlOn JIlaI he mas earned Cn0
reputation, for both are ruined, though
he is still a young man.
The only thing he really enjoys in
the way of nourishment is cup Of tea
that he brews himself every morning.
1t is made of leaves that in China are
used only for the Imperial family and
cost here S25 a pound. He boils it
over gas jet, then pours it into the
thinnest sort of blue China cup-al-
most as Thin as champagne glass.
Then he sips it as he lies in bed, and
it brings on dreamy sensation, which,
he declares, is the one delight of his
life. 1t lasts from two to three hours
and then passes away. Unlike opium,
no bad effects are left behind, for he
is over it as soon as he moves about
and shakes off the drowsiness. Then
he takes his opera-glasses and goes
over in the summer-house to study the
anatomy of the Long Branch girl
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Senator Fairs Rescue From a shark.

1t happened upon my last visit to the
Sandwich Islands. am very expert
swimmer, and nothing pleases me
oeIIer effe'fi-s sF'hs---e,.--i-zt - -
The temperature of the island is de-
hghtful, and l could not resist the
temptation to take swim.
After had been in the water for
half an hour / pushed out over and be-
yond one of the reefs which surround
the islands. All at once realized that
something was going on on the shore.
There was quite number of natives
there, and they appeared to be greatly
excited. Suddenly two native girls
swan out behind me with long knives
between their teeth. l looked behind,
and to my horror l saw shark max
ing for me with terrific speed An
instant later the girls had dived, and
the shark had nearly stopped. The
water around him was red with blood.
The girls came to the surface again,
and again they dived and plunged
their long knives into the monster. At
last he lay still on top of the water,
quite dead. The natives dragged him
ashore and found that he was one of
the largest of his species.
But for the wonderful bravery of
these girls / should not be here tonight
to tell you this story.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Ex-senator Tabor. Divorced wife.

A tall, fine-looking, welI-dressed
woman was sitting near the fare box
In Broadway street-car as entered
it. She had a high forehead, dark
brown hair, black eyes and remark
ably intelligent features. A friend sat
beside her and to him she talked pleas
antly. Her tones were low and her
English was of the purest. She was
apparently about forty years of age,
and my attention was first attracted
to her by the fact that she had over
paid her fare. putting in dime for a
nickel. made this even by giving
her my fare instead of putting it in
the box. As she left the car learned
she was a woman with a history, and
that she was none other then ex-
Senator Tabor's first wife-the woman
who made his big strike for him by
taking boarders and keeping the store
which supplied the feed for the pros
pectors who struck the Little Pitts
burg mine. This was the woman from
whom Tabor got his divorce, and it
was this woman he left to marry the
present Mrs. Tabor, whom he first
welded at st. Louis;> afterwards an
other marriage ceremony was solemn
lied at Washington. She does not
look like disappointed woman, and
she is by no means one of the frail
raads- of tho fair sex. / don't think
she would have dlsgraceu her husDanu
at Washington, and find that here at
Denver her standing is very good.
She is in good circumstances, the
property which Tabor gave her having
largely increased in value. She is
worth at least $50O,0OO to-day, and
she lately sold sixteen lots out of a
piece of forty which Tabor gave her
for $50, 900. She has left twenty-four
lots and a house upon them that costs
$45, 200, and she still owns the La
Veta property. This last consists of
fourteen three-storY houses, built in
the best manner and forming good
renting property, worth about $780,
O00.-DenVer Letter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
The Pain From a Pugilist's Blow.

It has been said that the hurts suf-
fered in pugilism are particularly Sc
we're, and that but few pains equal the
pain resulting from blow of the fist
squarely and forcibly delivered upon
the nose. An incident which goes to
support this allegation is reported
from Paris. A lion tanner in one OF
the Boulevard shows was set upon by
a powerful and irritable old lion,
whose cage he had entered according
to habit in the course of an entertain
ment. The beast made his attack
without warning or particular cause,
and in an instant the man was upon
his back between the lions paws. The
spectators screamed, thinking it was
an end of the lion tanner, but, like q
flash, he was upon his feet, and. strik-
ing out with his right in accurate pu-
giiistic style, landed his fist upon the
lions nose, with spat that was heard
all over the place. The lion wheezed
and sneezed and backed away, shak'
ing his head and shutting his eyes as
if dazed, while the man stepped quick
lv, but with dignity out of the cage.
The blow was good one, and If II
had fallen upon man would undoubt.
edly knocked him out" Evidently il
made the lion tingle from the spol
| where it was delivered to the tip o,
his tailsyRoehsstsE Rs7n9sEah
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Antiquity Of Man.

At meeting of the Christadelphi-
ans of Boston recently, the subject or
the discourse was the question: HAS
man been on the earth more than 5000
yearsP" The subject was illustrated
with a chart showing mathematical
calculations. This chart was drawn
up on the assumption that the exist
ence of the human race upon the ter
restrial globe has continued uninter-
ruptedly for 80, 900 years. The speak
er, however, denied that this claim was
founded ON any tenable scientific hy-
pothesis. Beginning his calculation
with two human beings, and allowing
for the number Of persons being
doubled every 500 years during the
first ages, he showed that there would
exist at the end of the first 10, 900 years
1904, 152 persons. The computation
at the close of 90. 200 years would show
in existence such myrisds of human
beings as would be ineOnceiyable- to
the human mind. To express the
number would require row OF figures
running into the nonillions. The popu-
lation Of the earth at the present day,
he said, is ], 4O0, ,O00, 900. He contend-
| ed that the human race could not pos
sibly be $4,000 years old. Whenever
evidences of the. occupancy Of the
earth prior to the Adamic period had
been discovered they were the eremains
| of q race which had tenaated this
world and become extinct before the
times recorded in the book of Genesis:
That such a race had existed and. had
been destroyed could be maintained. !.
the speaker said, from the Scriptural
| writings of Peter and Jude and from
PauPs Epistle to the Corinthians.
Speaking Of the argument against
the resurrection OF the body which Is
made by those persons who assert that
space could not be found on the sur.
face of the globe sufficient to assemble
the resurrected bodies at the day oi
Judgment. the speakers figured ou1
that all the bodies of all the human be
ings who have peopled the earth since
the time of Adam could be collected in
a space not larger than the State Of
New York, and he did not think Sc
large territory would be required.
Boston Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
A Dead Summer.

What lacks the summer
Not roses blowing,
Nor tall white lilies with fragrance rife,
Nor green things gay with the bliss of grow.
ing.
Nor glad things drunk with the wine of life,
Nor hing of clouds i'll blue skies shining, i
Nor soft wind murmrus to rise and fall.
NOR birds for singing, nor vines for twinlng-
Three little buds miss, no more,
That blossomed last year at my garden
And that is all.
What lacks the summer?
Not waves a-quiver
With arrows of light from the hand of dawn,
Nor dropping of boughs by the dimpling river,
Nor nodding of grass on the windy lawn,
Nor tides upswept upon silver beaches,
Nor rustic of leaves on treetops tall,
Nor dapple of shade in woodland reaches
Life pulses GLADLY on vale and hill,
But three little hearts that / love are still
And that is all.
What lacks the summer?
o, light and SAVIOR,
And message of healing the world abovel
Gone is the old-time strength and flavor,
Gone is the old-time peace and Lowell
Gone is the bloom of the shimmering meadows,
Music of birds as they sweep and fall
All the great world is dim with shadow,
Because no longer mine eyes can see
The eyes that made summer and life for
me-
And'that is all. =
Mary E. Blake.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Something the Matter with the Land
scape.

When an Englishman travels on the
Continent he relies entirely on his
guide-book for information. He re-
CARDS his Baedecker as absolutely in
fallible.
A couple of travelling B ions were
observed to be study u Baedeker in
hand, landscape on the Rhine. One
of them said, reading from the book:
"a tall tower is to be seen on the
right of the ruins of the old castle"
'.But, AIRY, me boy, there's no tow
er there"
That's so, by Jove; the landscape
must be wrong" ."-Te1as SJtings.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22

Small boy (outside of baseball
grounds)-"How many's on de groun's,
Jimmyp" Jimmy Cooling his eye at
knot-hole)-"Bout four tousand :"
Small boy-"Cops an alp" Jimmy
mo, includin' cops bout f. tousand." !"
-Neso York Sun.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22

When a young man detects the first
evidence of hair on his upper lip he
feels elevated, when in reality it is
a sort of q coming down.-xof'6eTs
Statesman,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22

Mary Anderson has been parting
with $40, 200 of her cash to parehase
property in Manchester, Eng
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22

Rum is a curse and must CO."
shouted a frenzied prohibition orator.
'tYe esh,D said thick voice near the
door, ''down with it!"-LtfS
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
G. ID, INGELL,
E. w. MAXSON,

TTORNEK All LAW and Notary
~ Public. Ofice in over Mrs. Smiths Mill
ery Store. Mantua Station. Ohio. b42-u
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22

Attorney and Counselor at Law possesses
superior facilities for making collections in
Ali parts of the United States. Office over
First National Bank. Garrettsyilie, ONO.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
n " TACEY,

a TTORNEY AT LAW, and NOTARY
IN PUBLIC.
once with M. STU ARr. North Chestnutst
Ravenna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Business Cards.

I. H, PHELPS
TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
"A Law, Office over BELDING q ARM
6fRoNe's, Main St., Ravenna. Ohio.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-02
Fancy Blankets.

Elegant line of Fancy
Blankets, in a choice variety
of attractive patterns, espe-
cially adapted to making
Ladies' Wrappers. Opera
Cloaks, Bath Robes, etc.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-02
Big Bargains in Blankets

This department now oc-
cupies spacious quarters on
our fourth floor. The pres
ent stock surpasses in quail
ity and merit any previously
shown by us, and embraces
the best productions of
every section of the country.
We have selected the stock
with a thorough knowledge
of every market, and have
purchased Blankets made in
Maine, New Hampshire and
other New England States,
Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Minnesota, Cali
fornia and other points. We
start the stock at SI.25 per
pair, and cover every inter-
mediate price up to SIS per
pair.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-02
Dramatic Mites.

Frank Daniels, whose sold Sportn has
made him famous all over the United States,
will present his latest comedy success,
''Littie Puck" at Albaugh's next week.
Tomorrow morning the sale OF seats for
ssThe Arabian Nights; or, Aladdin's Won
derful Lamp" to be presented at the New
National next week, will begin. The piece
IL said to be one Of the most gorgeous spec
tacular burlesques ever presented In this
country. 1t enjoyed q run OF thirteen weeks
10 Chicago and eight 10 New York
The act OF Harry and John Kernell at
Kernsn's this week is fully as popular as OF
yore.
The CRITIC has received per Messenger
Sanger, who went on the famous London
trip, souvenir programme OF the fiftieth
Performance OF "The Highest Bidder"
Tomorrow and Friday evenings Kate
Claxton will play "Mary Warner" at Al
baugh's.
Mr., sothern and his excellent company
are being greeted most enthusiastically In
"The Highest Bidder" Last evening, upon
the conclusion of the second act, the curtain
yss rupg up feur times in response to vo-
cuerous cheers.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-02
DISCUSSING LOCAL MATTERS.
Meeting of the Citizens Roprcsonta-
tive Committee Last Night,

Meeting of the Citizens Rcprcsonta-
tive Committee Last Night.
The Citizens Committee Of One Hundred
met last night at G. A. X. Hall, W. e..
Dodge presiding In the absence OF Chair
man Reginald Fendall. The Committee on
Schools reported resolution commeudlng
the Commissioners action In refusing to
license saloons near schools. Noble d.
Larner, for the Committee on Streets, crlti-
cised the Commissioners for excessive esti-
mates for street paving, and said that the
committee's estimates, which were much
less, were nearer correct. lie also denied
the Commissloners' statement that the DIFF
ferent sections OF the city had been I'm
proved pro rata, and said that the north
west had received the lions share.
William ii. Singleton OF the Committee
on Water Supply and Sewers thanked the
Water Department for courteses extended
to The committee. The correspondence read
has been published. W. j. Frizzell OF the
Bridge Committee protested against the Dis
trict being charged one,half the expense OF
the new bridge at Georgetown, the bridge
doing Virginia more good than Washington.
The committee was also favorable to the
proposed Grant Memorial Bridge.
The committee will meet on the 10Th
instant
The Washington critic., 1887-11-02
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD,
Schedule in effect July e5, 1887,

SCncuuie III tucCt July so looss
Leave Washington from station. corner of
New Jersey avenue and street.
For Chicago and Northwest, express daily
10 55 a. M, $40 p. m.
For Cincinnati and st. Louis, express daily
For Plttsbdre and Cleveland, express daily
lO:55 a. m sop. m.
For Lexington and Local Stations t1O.lO
For Philadelphia, Newark and wilmington,
7'30 a. M, i.25 and 80 p. IN, daily, express.
For intermediate points between Baltimore
and philadelphia, 70 a. m. and ta.35 .. m.
For singerly and intermediate points, t3.16
For Baltimore, 3, e.so. 90. 7so. $50, S.S
2; M isio i'2s PIP gis-mingts ~ train) s;so.
M Sundays, S,so, 7.s6, $50 g.45 a. M, Is, g.
lso, $50, 4.3o, 4.4o, $50, 6.45. s.25 and 1870
For Fol Annapolis, $40 and $50 a M, Is 10 and
Leave Annapolis 6.40, $40 a. M. i2O5, $50,
o Pop W.v e. sSndHys s,niCyr: M 70 p
Baltimore, 8, G.ao, $40 a. IN, isio, Sac, 10,
Gas and d 4 e g p n ,rG On Sundays $50 a. %
a For e stations on the MstroEpolitan Branch.
only; sio 10 V n ttao and S' .s55 p. m. s.S Son
sunday stops at all stations.
For Gaithersburg and intermediate points.
1905 a. M. t12.3 80 p. M, t5.35.
For Boyds and intermediate stations, ll.eo
Church train leaves Washington on Sunday
only at ,l5 p. m, stopping ut all stations on
Metropolitan Branch
For Frederick, t1O.55 a. M. 1880 p m. Sun.
days. I rs p. IN.
For Hagerstown, t10.10 a, m. and $50 p. m.
Trains arrive from Chicago daily go a. m.
and AGO p. M; from Cincinnati and st, Louis,
daily $50 a. m. and 1.15 p. M; from Pittsburg
daily 7.e0 a. m 4.20p. m. ~
From Philadelphia, Chester and Whining.
ton, lO46 a. m, S.O5, 8 and $50 p. m. daily and
II 80 p. m.
From sipgerly and intermediate points
north Of Baltimore, 10 a IN. daily.
Trains leave Baltimore for Washington at
b10, 0 80, 7.3O, o, 0.05. 10 and 1880 a. IN 1215,
215, Q, 4 10, b.05, 0, 6.30 7.45, $50 and II p m
On Sundays, $3.50, 0. 0 05, 10 a. M, 30, g. is.
10, sos, g 80, Z As, $50 and II p. m.
tExcept Sunday sDaily.
Baggage called for and checked at hotels
and residences on orders left at ticket offices,
6l9 and 1851 Pa. ave.
W. NJ. CLEMENTS, C.K. LORD,
Manager Gen. Pass. Agent.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-02
East Washington.

The members Of Perseverance Lodge,
!. o. G. T., gave Mr.. John w. Phillips q
pleasant surprise party at his residence, 410
Second street northeast, last night.
Thomas Boucher, q stone-cutter, living
at No. 90 Jackson alley northeast, died In
the Georgetown station-house last night ap-
pareptly under the influence of liquor.
The members Of the Naval Board Of In
spection examined the old iron-clad Sangus
at the Navy Yard to-day, and 1t is thought
that they do not consider her worthy Of re-
pair and will 80 recommend to Admiral Por.
ter. Owing to the accident to Admiral
Jewett, Its president, the board has been
somewhat set back In its duties. At present
the members are busy preparing the annual
report, which will have to be submitted to
Admiral Porter by December /.
The Twilight Pleasure Club gave par
lor social last evening at the residence OF
the Misses Davis, No. 2l4 Thirteenth street
southeast.
--Odin A. Carrick, q machinist employed
IN the Ordnance Department of the Navy
Yard, WAS severely injured yesterday by
catching both hands In cog. wheel. The
second finger OF the left hand was broken
and the third finger of the right hand badly
bruised.
--Farragut Post, No. 10, G. A. r., will
hold q campfire and reunion tonight al
Washington Hall, Capitol HILL II is espe
cislly requested that all old soldiers should
attend.
Two male dodgers, both white, were
accommodated at the Fifth Precinct Station
last night.